Hello and welcome back to the TMS Birthday Madness. As with any good March tournament, there were upsets in the first round, none as surprising as a #1 seed (Bella Sunglasses) losing to a #16 seed (Essie Nail Polish). I am not going to forget this for a long, long time…
Picking between Taylor Swift and Late Night TMS with KPW? Kiwi and I both confidently picked Taylor. The rest of you? Not even close. It was a near landslide victory for KPW. He is safely moving to the Round of 32 along with the Spin Mop, Nightgown Dress and Lulu Leggings.

Second Round Voting is open! Voting will stay open through Thursday night at 11:59pm EDT. If you don’t think your vote counts, think again: one match-up came down to a difference of four votes (four votes!?!?!).

Tubby Todd AOO + Tangle Teaser + Charcoal Purifier Bags
+ PTR Moisturizer + Lands’ End Sheets
Tonight I’m going to take a long hot epsom salt bath and climb into a bed made with forever favorite sheets. Tomorrow? I’m going to get in my car turn on a Taylor playlist or re-listen to the Taylor podcast, while wearing my Bellas to go grab a Salted Caramel Cold Foam Cold Brew (grande – extra ice, venti cup, please…). If you think the first round of voting was tough, just wait…
Did anybody lose a final four pick? Anyone have thoughts after the first round? I’d love to hear in the comments below! Second-round voting will be open until midnight on March 25th. May the best TMS favorites survive and advance!
xo,
KNW
PS: TL; DR? Vote now in the Round of 32.
PPS: My gingham swimsuit didn’t make it out of the first round, but it put up a valiant effort against the hot rollers. I will stand firm in my stance that it is the MVP swimsuit in my drawer: pretty and practical. And I am not alone in my feelings (see: 48.1% percent of voters).
The Tubby Todd AOO is my MVP. Definitely had it winning it all!
I was three off on both sides of the bracket, but I was REALLY counting on the Bellas to come through!
I voted for the Tangle Teaser but didn’t put it on my bracket. However, it truly is my favorite brush (fine, wavy-ish hair). I’ll never have another one.
I lost an Elite 8 pick – Taylor?!? (Maybe if it was the royals instead they would have won out!) My 8 felt very TMS + KNW : Spin Mop vs Soapbox, Taylor vs Surcees, Both/And vs Hot Rollers, Lake Pajamas vs Pixi Eye Patches!
I have surcees taking it all!